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Dear DNR Staff,
I am writing in favor of protecting the 826 acres of forest with Dabob Bay Natural Area boundaries. I live on Dabob Bay at 422 Beach Drive, Quilcene. I have been coming to this area
since 1991. I now have my permanent home here. I cannot tell you how valuable this piece of the planet is to me. I walk in the forests almost every day.
Only 40 miles (and a ferry ride) to Seattle, I have seen cougars, black bear, bobcats, birds of many species, harbor porpoise, sea lions, and seals, just to name a few species. It is
such a relief to return here, hear the loons, eagles, kingfishers instead of sirens and honking cars.
I've also witnessed what the destruction of a forest can do-in Overbrook, Oklahoma where my sister lives, a beautiful natural forest was cut down to make way for an exotic game hunting
ranch. It resulted in mudslides across roads, smothering a protected lake and watershed (that Oklahoma DNR had created!) and forcing animals to flee.
The Dabob Bay Natural Area is a gift to the State of Washington and to the planet, please preserve the 826 acres bordering it.
Sincerely,
Barbara A. Stahler
206 409 3719